Legging.



lToctll whom 'it may concern:

MORRIS ROSENWASSER, OF NEWl-YO-RK, N. Y.

LE GGIN'G'.

Speccation of Letters Patent.

- No. sse,'745.

Patented May 26, '1908.

Application filed Match 29, 19(16. Serial No. 308,628.

Be it known that I, MORRIS RosENWAssER, residing at New York, 4in the county of N eW'York and State of N ewYork, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Leggings, of which the following is a full, jcl'eanand exact description, such as will'enable others skilled in the art to which it ppertains to make and use the same..

'l v y invention relates to garments, and in a 4 more specific relation to legging. Oneof its objects is to provide a more e ywearert an has itherto been devised.

Another object is to characterized by increase combined with amore sightly `appearance than'is foundin thel types'now in use.

'Afurther object is to provide in a leg ing designed 'to b e worn over the shoe more eflctive mean'sfor securing the same upon the leg, whereby the objectionable .straps or stir- .rups which pass beneath the' foot are en'- Other objects willbe inr 'art obvious and in 'part pointed out hereina ter.

he invention accordingly consists'in the fe'a`1 ;ures of construction, combinations of ele- -ments andarrangement of parts shown in the application o which accompanyin drawing; and the scope of the roi wing esima.; s

. InV heaccompanying drawing,.wherein I have illustrated one of the-various possible embodiments 'of-'my invention, Figure 1 is a view in elevation thereof, showing the legging ositioned upon the leg, some -of the parts4 eing brokenawayto show certain fea,--

' tures 'of construction. xFig.` 2 is a view in perspective, showing the same.

Similar" reference characters referto. similar parts throughout both views ofthe drawg- 1 One of the most serious disadvantages 4arising from` theuse of leggings as now constructed resides in the em loymentof straps orstirrups which exten from 'the -lower edges of the legging and are passed underneath thefoot on the outside of the shoe.

This stirrup is thus brought into Contact with dirt and moisture, and on account of such severe usa e soon'rots away. orwears out,

renderin t e' whole legging unfit for furtherv wear alt oughthe yother parts thereof may ent way of fastenin vthe le gings upon 'the leg ofthe' rovide.' a legging' wearing qualities,

will be indicated in the' be capable of performing eflicient service for a much longer period. which I shall presently describe in detail, I have provided a structure wherein these objectionable stirrups or straps are entirely done away with, and yet the legging isnot only more securely 'fixed upon ithe leg of the. wearer but is more readily positioned thereon and removed therefrom, and is moreover capable of a wide range of adjustment upon theleg. l.' V

I- obtain the above among other advan- 'thena'ture of that hereinafter described.

' Referring now to the drawings, the legging 1 is comprised by a plurality of suitably shaped stripsof cloth, leather or other suitable ma! terial, sewed 'together to provide a contour corresponding' approximately to the shape of at 3, the open edges coming at the front portion of the leg. I have found this manner of constructing the legging possessed of many advantages, among which are the ability' to By my invention,

tages through the provision of a structure'of vthe leg. -In-the presentinstancel employ Afour strips and provide a seam inthe rear. .portionof-the legging at 2 and a seam at each 'of the side portions,l one of which is shown,

secure a better fit'and 'a more efficient operation of the devices employed to secure the sameupon the'leg.. One of the 'meeting edges 4 is provided with a series of fastening devicesas at 5, and the other edge is provided with a-series of e elets 7 similarly arranged, through which t e lace 8 passes, the portionso'f vsaid lace'intermediate said eyelets looping over the fas-- tening devices .arranged opposite thereto. In .this embodiment lace 8 is secured at one the opposite end of saidlace being adapted to. be passe-d 'through 'a similar eyelet '10 in the upper end thereof. stood, of course, that any suitable fastening means, lsuch as buttons or clasps, may`be employed if desired. The legging when 1n posltion upon the leg extends overA the upper or ankle portion of shoe 11 and alsocovers a -portion of 'the body of the shoe, as shown in Fig. 1. Secured -to shoe 11 at its'upper rear portion is a tag, shown herein as being constituted by the usual loop, and is desi nated by. 12. Secured to the rear Wall of t e leggmg interiorly .thereof,'as by rivets 13 lor4 other suitable means, isa member 14 provend in an eyelet 9 in edge 4 of the legging,

e5' It will be underz loops being disposed above the other.

Loops 14' arc arranged to come adjacent loop 12 upon the shoe when the legging is positioned upon the leg, as clearly shown in Fig.

1;' Loops 12 and 14"are adapted to be connested together by a string or tape l5, which when tied fast-ens the legging securely to shoe Il', and prevents the saine from upward or downward movement upon the leg.

The' method oit using my invention, although the saine iould to a large extent be obvious from tin4 foregoing description, may now be explained. In adjusting the legging upon the leg, loo and one of loo s 14 nearest the to p oi the shoe are first tie together by cord or tape 15, when the legging is ,passed around the leg and secured thereabout by means of lace 8.

It Willaceordingly be seen that l have provided'a construction Whicl'i is espe'eially Well adapted to attain the objects ol my invention. The legging being entirely free 'from the usual straps or stirrups is rendered more 'serviceable and is moreover more effectlvely secured upon the leg. By reason of the rovision of the plurality of loops upon the egging the'same may be readily attached toV shoes having uppers of various heights, and

a relatively Wide range of adjustment is also afforded on account of the adjustable character of the tying means.' Other advantages reside in the ease with which thelegingcan be positioned upon and removed rom theleg, and'its sightliness ot appear ance. Y w

As many changes could be made in 'the abov'e construction and many apparently Widely different embodiments of my invention couldv be made without departing from the Vscope thereof, ,l intend that all matter contained in the above' description or shown in the accompanying drawing shall be interV '.preted as illustrative and not in a limiting' sense. I desire itnalso to be understood that the language used inthe'followingjclaims is intended to cover all oi the generic and specic features of the invention herein described and all statements of the' scope of the invention which, as a matter of language, might be said to'iall therebetween.

Having described my invention, what I inner surface thermal, which is adapted to be detachably connected with a shoe or similar article of i'oot covering to prevent the legging from. rising u pon the leg of the wearer;

'i 2. .filegging comprising a portion adapted to 'be positioned about the leg and ankle and having a loop secured to its inner surface, said loop being adapted to be tied or other Wise secured to a similar-loop of a shoe or other foot covering.,

3. A legging comprising leg and ankle portions ada ted to be `positioned about said parts, sai( ankle portion having a loop secured upon its inner Wall adjacent a similar loep extending from a shoe or other foot covering, and a iiexible cord or tape for fastening toUet'her said loops. v

4. An combination, a shoe or other foot covering provided with a loop extendin therefrom, a legging adapted to be positione about the leg and also about a portion of said shoe, said legging being provided with a plurality of loops upon its inner surface, and a cord or tape adapted to be passed through one of said loops and through the loop upon said shoe, the ends of said cord or tape being adapted to be tied together Wherebxv said legging is to' be connected With said shoe.

, 5. A legging ofthe class described cornprising a stri i of flexible material'ada ted to e Wrapped a out the leg and fastener there about at its free meeting edges, a plurality of loops secured interiorly of the rear portion of the Vlegging intermediate the ends thereof,

and a cord extending through one of said' 'loops and adapted to be passed through a loop of'a shoe, said cord being adapted to fasten said loopstogether and hold the legging against upward movementy In testimony whereof I aix my signature,

in the presenceof two Witnesses.

MORRIS, RSENWASSER.

Witnesses A:`

R. S. BLAIR,

C. H. WILSON. 

